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------------------ I read the Ozick piece too. VN is cunningly rough on
Dostoyevsky, much to Ms. Ozick's delight, and mine as well. In 'Gogol',
VN takes issue with the writer's personality, but adores his work. Such
is not the case with Dostoyevsy.
I am new to this forum and I just want to take this chance to say
how wonderful it is to hear other people talking of things like
"Cincinnatus", "Invitation", even "sabayon". Nabokov's work has been
important to my life, and has changed the way I look at everything. It's
an honor to be here.J
Joseph Brown
Progressive Networks
At 03:45 PM 03/05/97 -0800, you wrote:
>From: "Julian W. Connolly" <jwc4w@virginia.edu>
>
> The most recent issue of _The New Yorker_ (Feb. 24 and Mar. 3,
>1997) contains an article by Cynthia Ozick entitled, "Dostoyevsky's
>Unabomber," with the subtitle "Raskolnikov lives on." Though Ozick
>attempts to compare the Unabomber with Raskolnikov, the real gist of her
>article is an outline of Dostoevsky's early infatuation with and
subsequent
>contempt for political radicalism in Russia. While discussing _Crime and
>Punishment_ Ozick quotes several of Nabokov's critical comments about
>Dostoevsky's art and religious convictions. The article runs from page 114
>to 121; the Nabokov quotes are on pages 120 and 121.
>
>
Dostoyevsky, much to Ms. Ozick's delight, and mine as well. In 'Gogol',
VN takes issue with the writer's personality, but adores his work. Such
is not the case with Dostoyevsy.
I am new to this forum and I just want to take this chance to say
how wonderful it is to hear other people talking of things like
"Cincinnatus", "Invitation", even "sabayon". Nabokov's work has been
important to my life, and has changed the way I look at everything. It's
an honor to be here.J
Joseph Brown
Progressive Networks
At 03:45 PM 03/05/97 -0800, you wrote:
>From: "Julian W. Connolly" <jwc4w@virginia.edu>
>
> The most recent issue of _The New Yorker_ (Feb. 24 and Mar. 3,
>1997) contains an article by Cynthia Ozick entitled, "Dostoyevsky's
>Unabomber," with the subtitle "Raskolnikov lives on." Though Ozick
>attempts to compare the Unabomber with Raskolnikov, the real gist of her
>article is an outline of Dostoevsky's early infatuation with and
subsequent
>contempt for political radicalism in Russia. While discussing _Crime and
>Punishment_ Ozick quotes several of Nabokov's critical comments about
>Dostoevsky's art and religious convictions. The article runs from page 114
>to 121; the Nabokov quotes are on pages 120 and 121.
>
>